News
June 16, 2026
by Livern Barrett
Jackson secures go-ahead to challenge banking fees ruling
Opposition lawmaker Fitz Jackson says the decision by the Court of Appeal to give the go-ahead for him to challenge the 2024 dismissal of his banking fees-related lawsuit against Bank of Nova Scotia…
June 16, 2026
by Olivia Brown
Cousins says cost of living, not squatting, is Jamaica’s real crisis
Opposition Spokesman on Land Lothan Cousins has hit back at comments by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness that Jamaica's "squatter culture" is hurting the country.
The prime minister…
June 16, 2026
HAJ exploring acquisition of Easington lands in St Thomas
The Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited (HAJ) is slated to conduct a site visit to lands at Easington, St Thomas, on Tuesday as part of an assessment process that may lead to the acquisition of…
June 16, 2026
Parents urged to secure household chemicals to prevent accidental poisoning
The Westmoreland Health Department is imploring parents and caregivers to take extra precautions to protect children from accidental poisoning during the upcoming summer break.
June 16, 2026
Policeman charged with murder in Latoya Bulgin shooting granted $1 million bail
Constable Andrew Wilson, the policeman charged with murder in the May 17 shooting death of 45-year-old Latoya ‘Buju’ Bulgin in Granville, St James, was this morning offered bail in the sum of $1…
June 16, 2026
Diaspora Conference | Holness calls for ‘cultural revolution’ to drive Jamaica’s next phase of growth
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has called for a fundamental cultural shift in Jamaica, arguing that the country's next stage of development depends not only on economic policies and investment…
June 16, 2026
PAC to seek contempt charges against UHWI CEO after no-show at sitting
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is now taking steps to have Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Fitzgerald Mitchell, brought before the…
June 16, 2026
Gov’t confirms talks on US deportee transit deal, vows strict safeguards - Chang
The Government has confirmed that it is negotiating a controversial, United States-backed migration arrangement to allow non-Jamaicans deported from the US to transit through the island, but says it…
June 16, 2026
Case against driver charged in fatal hit-and-run of 11-y-o boy stalled
The case against a driver charged in connection with the fatal hit-and-run death of an 11-year-old boy along the Mandela Highway has been delayed due to difficulties in locating witnesses.